Introducing Lee Morgan is a 1956 hard bop record by the heralded jazz trumpeter, originally released on the Savoy label. It also features Hank Mobley, Hank Jones, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor. Recorded when Morgan was just 17, the album features 7 cuts, including the Mobley penned "Hank's Shout." This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series on 180-gram vinyl pressed at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes at Cohearent Audio and a Stoughton Tip-On Jacket.

Vinyl LP pressing. 2024 release. 18 Brenton Wood classics in one album! Featuring hits like "The Oogum Boogum Song," "Gimme Little Sign," "Baby You Got It," and many more, the quintessential compilation Brenton Wood's 18 Best was initially released in 1992 and serves as a showcase of Wood's smooth, sure-handed delivery that cemented his place as one of the finest soul singers of his generation. [All tracks Remastered 2024]

Vinyl LP pressing. Originally released in 1974 on the Stax imprint Truth Records, The Round Robin Monopoly's funk-soul extravaganza Alpha returns to vinyl for the first time in 50 years! Evoking the feeling of a car chase scene in a mid-'70s action movie, Alpha lives right at the intersection of top-notch musicianship and immaculate vibes. This Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf reissue was cut from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray.

Released to celebrate soul legend Johnnie Taylor's 90th birthday, One Step From The Blues is a 12-song collection from the "The Philosopher of Soul." Delivered in Taylor's distinctive style with roots in blues and gospel, the tracklist includes "Steal Away," "Cheaper To Keep Her," "Stop Doggin' Me," and the Hayes/Porter penned "I Had A Dream." One Step From The Blues is released on Stax Records and available on Softpak CD with liner notes by Memphis journalist Andria Lisle.

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. That's My Story is the 1960 album from the blues icon, John Lee Hooker, originally released on Riverside Records. The album features a raw, stripped-down approach for a country blues sound. Hooker plays acoustic guitar on tracks like "I Need Some Money" and "No More Doggin'" to create a compelling collection that expertly showcases his mastery. This edition is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP and features (AAA) remastered from the original tapes cut by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab.

Two CD collection. Craft Recordings honors the music of The Gospel Truth Records, a subsidiary of Stax Records, with the first-ever complete collection of all 17 singles-and their respective B-sides-issued by the imprint between 1972 and 1974. This set features in-depth liner notes by Memphis-based journalist Jared Boyd, who captured new interviews with Stax executive Al Bell, trailblazing gospel artist Rance Allen, and Mary Peak Patterson, who helped establish the label.

Vinyl LP pressing. Joaquin Phoenix delivers a fiery collection of Johnny Cash's most memorable songs on this GRAMMY� Awardwinning soundtrack. Legendary producer T-Bone Burnett navigated Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon and their fellow cast members through new recordings of classic country and rockabilly tunes. With additional tracks by Tyler Hilton, Johnathan Rice, Shooter Jennings and Waylon Payne, this Platinum-selling album serves as a lively tribute and worthy companion to Cash's original works.

Digitally remastered and expanded deluxe two CD edition. The original Shaft soundtrack reached #1 on Billboard and won a Grammy for Best Film Score, while the "Theme" won the Oscar for Best Original Song. However, the music from soundtrack and the film were actually not the same. After recording the music that would be used in the film in L.A., Hayes returned to Memphis to re-record songs to be released as the soundtrack. It's taken 48 years, but finally both the music from the film and the soundtrack can be heard together in this deluxe two CD edition.

Peanuts Portraits [LP] Vince Guaraldi Featuring the vivid musical cues that Guaraldi wrote for the cast of the Peanuts characters, this 'Peanuts Portraits' LP adds new dimensions to beloved regulars like Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Schroeder and Sally. In addition to nine songs performed by Guaraldi, the album also includes two classic Peanuts tunes recorded by pianist George Winston. Eight of the selections (including Winston renditions of "Linus And Lucy" and "Masked Marvel"), make their vinyl debut on Peanuts Portraits.

Two CD edition. Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Includes the complete sound recordings from the concert, the first time that all songs have been made available on an audio configuration. Concert For George has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA since it's initial release as a double DVD set in November 2003 and earned a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. On November 29, 2002, one year after the passing of George Harrison, Olivia Harrison and longtime friend Eric Clapton organized a performance tribute in his honor. Held at London's Royal Albert Hall, the momentous evening featured George's songs, and music he loved, performed by a lineup that included Clapton, Jools Holland, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, Monty Python, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Ravi and Anoushka Shankar, Ringo Starr, Dhani Harrison and many more.

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. One of the truly timeless albums in soul music history and the one that launched the career of Isaac Hayes, putting him firmly on the map as a musical force to be reckoned with and a source on musical inspiration for generations to come. After writing and performing for Stax for years, Hayes broke out as a solo artist with this 1969 #8 smash. This sea of strings, funk and sensual vocals pave the way for '70s soul: his hit versions of "Walk On By" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and more featuring the Bar-Kays. Craft. This new vinyl reissue, complete with replica old-school style tip-on jacket, features audio remastered from the original analog tapes by leading engineer Dave Cooley.

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Critically acclaimed Saharan Tuareg group Tinariwen's third album, Aman Iman: Water Is Life, is being reissued on vinyl for the first time. Released internationally in 2007 via Independiente, the album was produced by long-time associate Justin Adams and features the voice and guitar of founding member Mohammed Ag Itlale. The GRAMMY-winning collective perform a guitar-centric branch of Malian music known as Tishoumaren - a percussive, rock-oriented desert blues.

Chet Baker - "Chet Baker Plays The Best Of Lerner And Loewe" - Few musicians have embodied the romantic, and ultimately tragic, jazz figure as totally as Chesney "Chet" Baker (1929-88). Chet Baker Plays The Best of Lerner and Loewe is Chet Baker's 1959 concept album recorded for Riverside Records. Jazz legends reimagine timeless Broadway show tunes. The album features jazz legends Bill Evans, Pepper Adams, Herbie Mann and Zoot Sims. Cut from original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. 180-gram LP.

Limited six CD set. Celebrating the 50th�anniversary of the iconic WATTSTAX concert that took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1972,�Stax Records�presents "Wattstax: The Complete Concert". Featuring the full Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum show with speeches and other talk from the stage across 6-CDs. The set also features a full-color book with introduction by Wattstax creator Al Bell, plus new essays by Rob Bowman and A. Scott Galloway. Featured artists include Isaac Haves, Eddie Floyd, The Staple Singers and more.

Limited 12 CD set. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic WATTSTAX event that took place at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in 1972, Stax Records presents the most comprehensive collection of audio recordings from the event ever. This 12-CD set, features 31 previously unreleased tracks, with material from the Summit Club and other additional recordings. The 76-page, full-color book in the set also features, an introduction by Wattstax creator Al Bell, plus new essays by Rob Bowman and A. Scott Galloway.

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Newly discovered live performance by the Bill Evans Trio, featuring Eddie Gomez - bass and Eliot Zigmund - drums. The previously unreleased concert took place on June 20, 1975, at Oil Can Harry's, Vancouver, BC. Captured for radio host Gary Barclay, it was aired on his popular CHQM jazz show. For nearly half a century, the tapes lay forgotten - until now. Thanks to audio restoration by Plangent Processes and mastering by Paul Blakemore, it sounds just as fresh today as it did in 1975.

A deeply complex character, Booker only released two studio albums in his lifetime. However, Classified-his unintended swan song-offers one of his greatest commercially-released performances. Recorded in 1982, it is primarily the result of a whirlwind, four-hour session. In addition to several originals, the album includes a jaunty repertoire of mainly local fare, including Fats Domino's "One for the Highway" and Lloyd Price's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy". Remixed and remastered audio. Vinyl housed in single-pocket jacket.

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered 60th Anniversary edition. The Sound of Music has become one of the most enduring and successful musicals among the great American musicals, featuring beloved standards such as "My Favorite Things," "Edelweiss," "Do-Re-Mi" and "The Sound of Music." This 1959 Broadway production-starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel- won five Tony Awards including "Best Musical." Upon release, this cast album spent 16 weeks as #1 on the Billboard chart. Mastered from the original 3-track master tape, this 60th Anniversary CD edition features new liner notes by The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization's Ted Chapin.

The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Various Artists / The definitive edition of the one of the bestselling soundtracks of all time, remastered and remixed. Over 40 previously unreleased tracks, collecting every musical element from the film for the first time, along with instrumentals and rare outtakes from the cast. Blu-ray Audio disc features the full score in hi-res plus a new Dolby Atmos mix of the original soundtrack. Housed in a hardbound book with in-depth liners from film preservationist Mike Matessino. Includes the Rodgers & Hammerstein classics "My Favorite Things," "Edelweiss," "Do-Re-Mi" and more. Super Deluxe Edition] [4 CD/Blu-ray Boxset]

Johnny Lytle - "People & Love" / Available on vinyl for the first time since it's original release 50 years ago, the downtempo-funk extravaganza People & Love is a crate-digger's treasure chest, filled with soul-jazz grooves and mesmerizing vibraphone textures laid down by Johnny Lytle, who was touted as "the greatest vibes player in the world" by the big band legend Lionel Hampton. The album was mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, and comes packaged in a tip-on jacket.

Amelie is a re-conception of the Broadway musical based on the beloved, Oscar-nominated film. The story of an astonishing young woman who lives quietly in the world, but loudly in her mind. She secretly improvises small but extraordinary acts of kindness for those around her. When a chance at love comes her way, she realizes that she'll have to risk everything and say what's in her heart. Amelie is nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Down On Funky Broadway: Phoenix (1966-1967) is a brand new compilation album from funk legends Dyke & The Blazers. The 20-track album includes songs from previous releases, including their biggest hit "Funky Broadway," as well as five previously unreleased cuts. While Dyke & The Blazers didn't invent funk - they certainly brought it to fruition during these years.

Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. I Got A Message: Hollywood 1968-1970 is a compilation album from funk legends Dyke & The Blazers. This collection features a range of songs from the band's time in Los Angeles - some of their last recordings before front man Arlester Christian's tragic death. The 21-track album features 16 previously unreleased recordings and includes their biggest hit "Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man," which has been sampled by many generations to follow - most notably by Tupac Shakur.

Three CDs. Chronology 2006-2018 is a compendium of The Sword's greatest hits, fan favorites and rarities. Culling the retro-metal four-piece's complete studio recordings, the set comprises 52 tracks (12 previously unreleased), including the studio recordings of "Freya," "Iron Swan," "Cloak of Feathers," and "Deadly Nightshare." Plus a career-spanning assemblage of B-sides, covers, live performances and more. The live tracks include performances of fan favorites including "Freya," "Iron Swan" and "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians," as well as cover versions of "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin), "Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings" (ZZ Top), "She" (KISS), "Forever My Queen" (Pentagram) and more. The package also features expansive new liner notes with contributions from the band, plus Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Mark Morton (Lamb of God) and Neil Fallon (Clutch).

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in a tip-on jacket. Released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series celebrating 70 years of Contemporary Records, saxophonist Benny Carter's album, Jazz Giant, features performances by Andre Previn, Shelly Manne, Barney Kessel, Ben Webster, and more. Released in 1958 and recorded by legendary engineer Roy DuNann, this LP reissue features all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman. Benny Carter - alto sax, trumpet / Barney Kessel - guitar / Shelly Manne - drums / Andr� Previn - piano / Frank Rosolino - trombone / Jimmy Rowles - piano / Leroy Vinnegar - bass, vocals / Ben Webster - tenor sax